Why Aren't Black Voters Supporting Bernie Sanders?

03/15/2016 10:44 am ETUpdated
Mar 16, 2017

Yesterday I interviewed author and journalist Erin Aubry Kaplan, and we discussed why non-white Democratic primary voters are not supporting Bernie Sanders in large numbers, in spite of a long track record, dating back decades, of working on minority rights and a variety of issues disproportionately affecting minority voters. Kaplan believes that, in part, this is related to "brand loyalty" to the Clinton brand dating back to former President Bill Clinton, and partially to loyalty to President Obama. Take a look at our discussion: